Eagle Lake | |
Location: | Oakland County, Michigan |
Coords: | 42.6973°N -83.3811°W |
Type: | Lake |
Basin Countries: | United States |
Area: | 19acres |
Max-Depth: | 20feet |
Elevation: | 292m (958feet) |
Pushpin Map: | Michigan |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of the lake in Michigan |
Eagle Lake is a 56acres lake in central Oakland County, Michigan. The lake has a maximum depth of . It is located in Waterford Township.[1]
The lake is west of Dixie Highway, north of Walton Boulevard, and east of Sashabaw Road.
Eagle Lake connects with Woodhull Lake to the east.
Eagle Lake was named for Solomon G. Eagle (1817-1890), who, along with his wife Ellen Eagle (1815-1877) and their five children, owned a 249-acre farm in sections 3 and 4 in Waterford Township on the northern shore of the lake that would bear their family name. Solomon was born in Ireland.[2] [3]
Eagle Lake fish included bluegill, pumpkinseed sunfish, northern pike, rock bass, black crappie, largemouth bass, brown bullhead, bowfin and carp.[4]